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Meteorite Name: Claxton
Location: Georgia
Classification: L6 Chondrite
Witnessed Fall: Yes
Date and Time: December 10, 1984
TKW: 1455 grams
Remarks:
The only meteorite known to have crushed a mailbox, crashing through one end at the top upon impact and directly blasting the back plate off en route to terra firma. The October 28, 2007, Bonhams auction -- the first ever by a major international auction house which was solely dedicated to meteorites -- probably sealed the fate of this fall as the most famous in Georgia's history.
   
Collection Photos
 
15.8 gram complete slice
15.8 gram complete slice
 
Back plate of the Claxton mailbox with resulting indentation on right side from impact upon interior
Back plate of the Claxton mailbox with resulting indentation on right side from impact upon interior
 
Interior of mailbox back plate with scar down left side from impact
Interior of mailbox back plate with scar down left side from impact
 
Main body of the famous Claxton mailbox (not in my collection - for reference only)
Main body of the famous Claxton mailbox (not in collection - for reference only)
 
The scene of the crime
The scene of the crime
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